June 2013 PDF - 24 pages - Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership

Annual
progress Report
2012–2013
Helping light
the way forward

Global
Sustainable
Elec tric it y
Member
PartnershiP
mission
Companies
The Global Sustainable
Electricity Partnership (GSEP)
—which comprises the
leading electricity companies
from the global electricity
sector—promotes sustainable
energy development through
electricity sector projects
and human capacity building
activities in developing nations
worldwide. Our projects and
activities are mainly financed
by our member companies,
who also contribute in-kind
resources for their execution.
The opening of our
membership to major
Our mission is to play
an active role in global
electricity issues in an
international framework
and to promote sustainable
energy development. This
diverse international group
offers electricity sector skills
and practical competencies
in electricity generation,
transmission and distribution.
With international fieldproven
expertise in the
planning, management,
design, operation and
maintenance of energy
facilities, member companies
assist and share their
American Electric Power
United States
Comisión Federal
de Electricidad
Mexico
Duke Energy
United States
Électricité de France
France
Eletrobras
Brazil
ENEL S.p.A.
Italy
Eskom
South Africa
Hydro-Québec
Canada
JSC “RusHydro”
Russia
Kansai Electric Power
Company, Inc.
Japan
1 Message from the Chair
2 Berlin Summit
4 United Nations’ Sustainable
Energy for All
6 On the International Stage
8 The Education for
Sustainable Energy
Development Program
10 1992-2013:
Our Activities Worldwide
12 Human Capacity
Building Initiatives
14 Argentina Patagonia
Wind-Diesel Hybrid and
Micro-Hydro Projects
16 Nepal Energy for
Education Project
18 Dhiffushi Solar
Ice Project
19 Uruguay Biogas
Micro‐Generation
System Project
20 Highlighting a Milestone
electricity companies
from emerging countries
emphasizes our commitment
to a truly global mission
know-how in the effective
implementation of sustainable
energy development with
counterparts in developing
RWE AG
Germany
State Grid Corporation
of China
China
of promoting sustainable
energy development.
and emerging countries.
Tokyo Electric Power
Company, Inc.
Japan

Reaffirming
our commitment to
universal access
Message
from the Chair
W
hen Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared 2012 as the Year for
Sustainable Energy for All, we at the Global Sustainable Electricity
Partnership could not have been more delighted. After all, promoting
renewable energy and universal access has been GSEP’s mission
since our founding in 1992.
We wasted no time in supporting the Secretary-General’s goal to bring sustainable electricity
to the 1.3 billion people who, today, do not have it. We consider it a personal challenge.
Last June in Berlin, GSEP’s Board of Directors agreed on three commitments, which were
publicly communicated at the Rio +20 conference:
• Place 50,000 solar lanterns in partnership with the Global BrightLight Foundation in off-grid
communities around the world;
• Expand our current capacity-building workshops in developing countries;
• Fund the development of electrification roadmaps for Southern Africa and other regions.
Work has begun on all three of these commitments. It is my hope that this is just the beginning
of what GSEP will do to help bring light to every corner of the planet.
In the past year, we built and commissioned two projects and a third will be dedicated this
summer. In Nepal, GSEP installed solar panels and computers at a rural school, demonstrating
the link between light and learning. In Argentina, the remote village of Cochico now receives
continuous clean power from a micro-hydro unit built over a glacial stream. This July, another
village in Argentina, Chorriaca, will receive three wind turbines meeting their power needs with
clean, renewable energy.
While designing and building our projects, we seek their short- and long-run sustainability.
This year we are pleased to celebrate the beginning of six years of operations of our awardwinning
Galapagos San Cristóbal Wind Project.
GSEP held two successful financing dialogues in Chile and Benin this year. These workshops
attracted private and public sector leaders from Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, facilitating
understanding in financing of universal access. Additionally, GSEP conducted two energy
efficiency workshops in the Pacific Islands and a large hydroelectric workshop in central Russia.
We are thrilled at the chance to expand our scholarship program thanks to a generous contribution
from global technology leader Emerson, which will finance the two-year education of
a deserving student in sustainable energy. Our scholarship program attracts hundreds of applicants
each year and I hope Emerson’s vision inspires our many partner companies to follow suit.
Finally, we will be pleased in June to welcome a new member to the GSEP. Iberdrola of
Spain is a world leader in sustainable energy practices. We grow stronger as new members
bring ideas, creativity and commitment.
It has been my honor to serve as GSEP’s chairman this year. We’ve made great strides but
ours is always a work in progress. We ca never let up. 1.3 billion people are counting on us.
Jim Rogers, GSEP Chairman 2012-2013
Chairman, President and CEO, Duke Energy
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Berlin
Summit
Sharing views on
opportunities and challenges
lying ahead
Our Annual Summit is a unique international event where the heads of the
world’s leading electricity companies discuss relevant issues with other
leaders in the industry and distinguished guests.
The 2012 Summit took place on May 31st in Berlin,
Germany. Joined by renowned experts such as
Mr. Günther Hermann Oettinger, European Commissioner
for Energy, and Dr. Robert Ichord, Deputy Assistant
Secretary at the US Department of State, Bureau of
Energy Resources, among others, the Global Sustainable
Electricity Partnership’s (GSEP) Chairmen discussed the
major challenges to be faced by electric utilities in the
next decade and the role utilities can have in accelerating
the building of a low-carbon economy with universal
access to electricity.
The Chairmen believe that the next ten years will prove
vital in the future of sustainable energy development.
Faced with concerns over resource availability, climate
change, energy security, and economic uncertainties,
our Chairmen agreed that working together cooperatively
with all stakeholders will be the only way to provide
universal access to electricity and to meet growing
electricity demand across the world in a sustainable way.
To underline the importance of public-private
partnerships, the second edition of the joint GSEP-UN-
Energy report Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships
was issued at the Berlin Summit. Based on a survey of
more than a hundred major public and private actors, as
well as development banks and agencies over the course
of two years, the report compiles the latest international
research on what elements are necessary to strengthen
public-private partnerships and ensure their success. In
this cutting-edge study, key recommendations and best
practices are derived from the wealth of knowledge
compiled, giving insights into the role these partnerships
have in advancing the global deployment of low-carbon
electricity and helping increase access to cleaner
electricity.
At the Berlin Summit, the Chairmen also celebrated
our 20th anniversary. Coinciding with the UN’s
International Year for Sustainable Energy for All, the
Chairmen reflected on how the GSEP has contributed
to sustainable energy development since its inception in
1992, and on ways to move forward. Another milestone
was marked in Berlin with the official induction of
Comisión Federal de Electricidad of Mexico as a member
of the GSEP.
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The GSEP Chairmen and guests
discuss around the table at the 2012
Summit in Berlin.
Berlin Summit Statement
It is essential to help build a common understanding of the electricity sector’s challenges
and perspectives so that enabling environments are created in order to achieve a
positive impact in sustainable energy development and climate change mitigation and
adaptation strategies are developed for the electricity sector worldwide.
The Chairmen of the GSEP strongly assert that the use of a wide mix of electricity
generation is essential to meet the need for sustainable development and lower carbon
emissions everywhere. They identified the following 3 main challenges the international
power sector will face in the next ten years that must be overcome to accelerate the
building of a low-carbon economy with universal access to electricity:
1) Decarbonization of power generation by combining a well-balanced generation mix
including renewables and low-carbon generation such as large hydro, advanced coal
technologies and nuclear as base load with greater energy efficiency.
2) Optimization and adaptation of transmission, distribution and interconnection
systems. The integration of more renewable energy into the grid—with high
intermittence of sources—, as well as the need for more load demand management,
better stabilization devices for the grids, and increased energy efficiency, immediately
places greater pressure on the electricity industry to invest in transmission and
distribution networks in preparation for such new challenges.
3) Guarantee of stakeholder affordability of electric energy supply. The first two
challenges will require large-scale investments in the power sector. Building
awareness of the financial costs involved in the electricity sector reform is vital.
Governments must define stable, coherent energy policies oriented to the long term
and a regulatory framework to attract public and private investments and ensure
proper unbiased market conditions, as well as a level playing field among different
technologies to encourage a well-balanced energy mix.
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United Nations’
Sustainable
Energy for All
Responding
to a call for action
In line with our mission to promote sustainable energy development, our
Chairmen proudly pledged three commitments as immediate contributions
to the United Nation’s Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative.
Led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, SE4ALL aims
to mobilize key actors around the world in an effort to
make sustainable energy for all a reality in 2030. Our
commitments to the initiative, announced during the
UN’s Rio+20 Conference in June 2012, are:
1) To provide 50,000 solar lanterns in partnership with
the Global BrightLight Foundation in order to increase
clean electricity access to off-grid households;
2) To expand our current capacity-building workshops in
developing countries in order to help develop local,
regional and sub-national capacities and improve the
understanding of local circumstances;
3) To fund the development of electrification roadmaps
for Southern Africa and other underserved areas of
the world, with the aim of showing how to provide
access to electricity for 500 million people by 2025.
The UN is calling for greater business sector
involvement in achieving its goals, and some of our
Chairmen are leading the way with their participation
in the SE4ALL High-level Group in charge of mobilizing
commitments to the initiative.
Commitment to Provide
50,000 solar lanterns
In conjunction with the Global BrightLight Foundation,
50,000 solar lanterns will be provided to off-grid households
in developing countries. Without access to a reliable and
affordable source of energy, remote communities are the
most prone to poverty and low-quality living conditions. Offgrid
solutions are sometimes the most efficient way to give
them access to clean energy. Priced comparatively to similar
kerosene lanterns, the solar lanterns will be provided to the
communities through a pay-as-you-go program to ensure
that the beneficiaries take ownership and responsibility for
the lanterns and their care.
Currently, there are projects being reviewed for
implementation in Asia and Africa that will place close to
18,000 lamps. Other projects in these regions, as well
as in Latin America, are also being considered to reach
our target 50,000 lamps. The lamps placed in our Nepal
Energy for Education project will also count towards this
goal. Replacing kerosene, candles or—in some cases—
animal waste with clean solar lanterns will improve
indoor air quality, facilitate greater access to education,
enhance personal safety and enrich the quality of life of
these communities. The simple provision of solar light will
generate opportunities—even economic ones—that these
people currently lack.
Commitment to Expand
Current Capacity-Building
Workshop Program
We represent an international pool of expertise from the
electricity industry, and as part of our mission, we build
local capacities by sharing this business know-how and
experiences. Under this commitment, we seek to build on the
GSEP’s 20 years of experience and our members’ business
know-how and expertise in electrification projects to develop
workshops with toolkits aimed at helping participants create
sound business models for sustainable-energy projects.
The first new program of regional workshops will focus
on best practices for developing successful public-private
partnerships (PPP) in the sustainable energy sector. Slated
to begin in 2013, the workshops will be based on our
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2 1
Newly hired staff
1.
get the necessary
technical training to operate
the mini-hydro power
plant we commissioned in
the Ifugao province of the
Philippines in 2010.
seminal 2 year survey of the best practices for successful
PPP, sharing the latest international consensus on what
works and what does not. We are partnering with the UN
Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) to integrate
our lessons learned with their experience and their
International PPP Center of Excellence.
Commitment to Fund
the development of the
Electrification Roadmap
for Southern Africa
We pledged to help fund the Electrification Roadmap for
Southern Africa to help these countries both plan and
identify how to connect their populations to the grid, and
implement these connections by identifying concrete project
development roll outs. The aim of this roadmap is to show
the way forward to providing access to electricity to about
100 million people in the region by 2030.
Working together with the Global Facilitation Team of
SE4ALL, the African Development Bank, and the World
Economic Forum, among others, we are looking to select
a group of countries from the region to begin the roadmap
with. The first steps would include the assessment of the
electrification needs and national plans of the participating
countries. The objective is to extend the initiative to the rest
of the region. Once completed, this roadmap initiative could
also be replicated in other regions of the world.
Through these commitments and our regular activities,
we will continue to show our strong support for the UN
SE4ALL initiative, aspiring to take on an increasing role in
facilitating energy access by 2030 with other organizations
ready to join the campaign.
Our actions
and commitments
are helping
make universal
access to
sustainable
electricity
a reality.
A newly trained park
2.
ranger inspects one
of the PV systems that
we installed at the W Park
in the limits of Benin,
Burkina Faso, and Niger
in 2004.
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On the
International
Stage
Joining forces with
other key international
organizations
As an organization of the world’s leading electricity companies, we firmly
believe that strong synergies can result when public, private and civil society
actors commit to working together for one common goal.
Announcing
our commitments
at Rio+20
We participated at the UN Conference on Sustainable
Development (UNCSD), also referred to as the Rio+20,
held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from June 20-22, 2012.
Our participation centered on the public announcement
of our commitments to the UN SE4ALL initiative. At the
invitation of the UN Global Compact, the announcement
was made at the Corporate Sustainability Forum on June
17th before a high-level audience. Well received by
attendees, our commitments have since been highlighted
by the SE4ALL high-level group responsible for guiding
the UN initiative.
Taking advantage of this unique global platform, we
publicly unveiled the second edition of the joint GSEP-UN-
Energy report Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships,
issued at the Berlin Summit, which summarizes the latest
international research, based on a 2-year survey of over
one hundred major public and private actors, on the
success factors of strong public-private partnerships.
We also participated actively in other forums throughout
the conference period, lending our voice to other key
international organizations in the call to push forward the
objectives of the SE4ALL initiative. Our member Eletrobras
played a major role in showcasing GSEP initiatives through
their multiple channels on site.
More than 40,000 people attended Rio+20, including
legislators, mayors, UN officials, chief executive officers
and civil society leaders, making this an exceptional
chance to share our experiences and highlight our
achievements.
Partnering with R20
Together with R20, a non-profit coalition of partners
founded by the former Governor of California (USA),
Arnold Schwarzenegger, and led by regional governments
to promote low-carbon and climate-resilient economic
development projects, policies, and best practices, we
signed a partnership agreement to combine efforts
toward fostering the global use of renewable energy.
The agreement strengthens the capacity of both
organizations to deliver practical results through
strong sub-national action-oriented programs and
the development of precise business models that will
contribute to scaling up energy access and cleaner energy
initiatives. Our Executive Director joined the R20 Board
of Directors in February 2013. At their annual conference
in Vienna, Our Chairman, Mr. Jim Rogers, presented the
private sector’s perspective on the future of electricity
systems and on coping with climate change. He also
reiterated GSEP’s willingness to collaborate with R20.
Launching of
Global Electricity
Initiative at COP18
In December 2012, we attended the UN COP18/MOP8
in Doha, Qatar. At the Global Business Day organized by
the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD) and the International Chamber of Commerce,
the Global Electricity Initiative (GEI) was launched on
December 3. This initiative brings together the GSEP,
the World Energy Council (WEC) and WBCSD, marking
the first time three of the world’s largest energy and
sustainability networks have teamed up.
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Partnering
1
[From Left to Right]
1.
Mr. Chirstope Nuttal
(Executive Director, R20),
Ms. Martine Provost
(Executive Director, GSEP)
and Mr. Jim Rogers (GSEP
Chairman and Duke Energy
CEO and Chairman) sign
the R20-GSEP Partnerhsip
Agreement on October 9,
2012.
Led by Philippe Joubert as its Executive Chair, the GEI
aims to support electrical utilities’ efforts to tackle climate
change and improve energy access by building on
the initiative spearheaded by our member Eskom and
launched at COP 17 at the end of 2011.
The newly strengthened GEI will identify, compile and
analyse the early action taken worldwide by electricity
utilities to enhance climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The Executive Chair will lead efforts to create a
dialogue and knowledge platform for utilities to exchange
and promote understanding in achieving energy access
and climate goals. Among its outputs, the GEI will document
best practices and encourage their adoption in a
with key
organizations
strengthens
our capacity
to deliver
results that
Our Executive Director
2.
presents at the
"Renewable Energy for
Sustainable Development"
side event in Rio+20
(June 19, 2012), jointly
organized by UNIDO, the
Brazilian Ministry of Mines
and Energy, Eletrobras,
Itaipu Binacional, the Sao
Paulo Industries Federation,
the Rio de Janeiro Industries
Federation, the Rio de
Janeiro Municipality and
the Roberto Marinho
Foundation.
report to be released in October 2013 during the World
Energy Congress in Daegu, South Korea.
Additionally, we published an editorial in the latest
improve access
edition of Climate Action Book, an annual publication
produced by Green Media in partnership with the UN
to energy.
Environment Program. Our message focused on how
we, major players in the electricity sector, are putting
forward the business case for a bottom-up approach to
sustainable energy development and climate change
mitigation and adaptation, in support of the SE4ALL
initiative. Our projects demonstrate the viability of these
business models, and when developed with the right
partners, they can effectively help advance sustainable
energy solutions and contribute to the sustainable
development goals of some of the most vulnerable
developing nations in the world.
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The Education
for Sustainable
Energy
Development
Program
Supporting
future academics and
practitioners
For over a decade, our scholarship program has helped exceptional
students build the future they want by supporting their studies in the field
of sustainable energy development.
The Education for Sustainable Energy Development
Scholarship Program (ESED) was established in 2001
to support scholars from developing countries and
economies in transition in their pursuit of advanced
studies related to sustainable energy development. In
addition to the Masters scholarship offered, ESED also
supports a web-based network of scholars designed to
encourage the sharing of information and knowledge
among scholars and alumni.
There is an increasing need to create a global
network of practitioners and researchers in sustainable
energy development that can reach out to academic
institutions, industry, government and civil society in
order to encourage meaningful contributions to the body
of knowledge and research on sustainable development.
In line with the United Nations’ Agenda 21, our ESED
Program plays a significant role in supporting a growing
internationally diverse pool of outstanding students
who represent the much-needed sustainable energy
development experts and practitioners of tomorrow.
Since the Program’s inception, we have awarded
eight postdoctoral and 75 Master’s level scholarships
to outstanding students from more than 30 different
countries. A panel of distinguished professors and
experts from universities in North America, Europe and
Japan reviews all applications.
Beneficiaries of the ESED Program come from all
regions of the world and pursue academic curricula
in different aspects of the multidisciplinary field of
sustainable energy development, with a particular focus
on technology, environment and social development.
The scholars’ host universities are prestigious academic
institutions with strong sustainable energy development
curricula and research programs.
The ESED Program encourages ESED scholars to
return to their home countries to apply their knowledge
and share their expertise. A high proportion of our
scholars do so, contributing in their communities as
practitioners of sustainable energy development.
Expanding
the ESED program
We are excited to announce
that thanks to the generous
support of Emerson Process
Management, a global technology leader, the ESED
program was able to award an additional two-year
scholarship to a deserving student in 2013. With
the collaboration of sponsors like Emerson Process
Management, the ESED program can expand and
reach out to a growing community of outstanding
students from developing countries around the
world looking to pursue advanced studies in sustainable
energy development fields.
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In the spotlight
"What I have learned in my Master’s is what I am applying today in my career. I have
brought back home my learning and experience in Denmark to make a significant contribution
to my community here, like through our joint project with the Dhaulagri Community
Resources Development Centre that aims to develop an alternative sustainable income
activity for the impoverished Kumal community through the efficient use of spill energy
from an existing micro hydropower plant. I want to thank GSEP for its support, because without the ESED scholarship,
this would not have been possible for me."
A 2006 ESED Scholar, Mr. Baral attended Aalborg University in Denmark and completed a Master’s degree in Sustainable
Energy Planning and Management. After returning to Nepal, Mr. Baral established a professionally-run development
and management consulting firm, MIT Solutions (P) Ltd., which provides out-of-the-box solutions that are reliable and
efficient in achieving sustainable growth and development in the country. He is Managing Director, and leads their
Technology Transfer and Renewable Energy section. In addition, he teaches at the Department of Mechanical Engineering
in Kathmandu University as visiting faculty for the Master’s Program in Planning and Operation of Energy Systems.
Selected Candidates
for the 2013 ESED Scholarship
Awards
Masters level
• Mr. Sudip Ahikari, from Nepal, will pursue a two year Masters
in Sustainable Energy Technology at the University of Twente,
Netherlands.
• Mr. Maruf Ahmed, from Bangladesh, will pursue a two year
Masters in Energy and Sustainable Development at KTH Royal
Institute of Technology, Sweden.
• Mr. Zeru Berhane, from Eritrea, will pursue a Masters of
Applied Science in Sustainable Energy at Carleton University
in Canada.
• Mr. Ryan Tulabing, from the Philippines, will pursue a two year
joint Masters in Management and Engineering of Environment
and Energy in France.
• Ms. Muye Ru, from China, will pursue a two year Masters on
Environmental Management at Duke University in the United
States.
• Ms. Maryam Shojaee, from Iran, will pursue a two year joint
Masters in Management and Engineering of Environment and
Energy at the École de Mines de Nantes, France.
• Mr. Joseph Ugwuanyi, from Nigeria, will pursue a one year
Masters in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy
systems at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
ESED Selected Recipients
(2001–2013)
By region of origin
Africa
26 (31%)
Asia
26 (31%)
China
9 (11%)
Eastern Europe
1 (1%)
India
4 (5%)
Latin America
17 (21%)
By field of study
Development
3 (4%)
Environment
10 (12%)
Law
2 (2%)
Management
6 (7%)
Public policy
3 (4%)
Science
18 (22%)
Technology
41 (49%)
By host university country
Australia
3 (4%)
Brazil
2 (2%)
Canada
6 (7%)
Denmark
2 (2%)
France
2 (2%)
Germany
8 (10%)
Japan
1 (1%)
Multi-country
3 (4%)
Netherlands
17 (21%)
Sweden
4 (5%)
Switzerland
1 (1%)
Thailand
1 (1%)
UK
20 (24%)
USA
13 (16%)
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1992-2013:
Our Activities
Worldwide
Africa & Middle East
Asia
Country
Description
Country
Description
Multi-country
for Africa
• Improving environmental performance
and increasing plant efficiency
Multi-country
for Asia
• Improving environmental performance
and increasing plant efficiency
Multi-country,
based in
Cameroon
and Kenya
• Rural electricity workshop
Bangladesh
Bhutan
• Assistance to transmission
and distribution companies
• Management strengthening
• Micro-hydro plant (CDM)
Egypt
• Institutional strengthening of the power
sector
• Seminar on electricity interconnection
with UNDESA
China
• Clean coal technology seminar
• Demand-side management
• Environmental assessment of thermal
power station
Multi-country,
based in Egypt
• Environmental impact assessment
workshop
India
• Technical assistance for environmental
management
Jordan
• Demand-side management plan
• Efficiency improvements in thermal
power plant (AIJ)
• Environmental management programme
Indonesia
• Renewable energy supply systems (AIJ)
• Monitoring of renewable energy systems
• Renewable energy and rural
electrification workshop
Multi-country,
based in Kenya
• Regional Financing Electrification
Dialogues workshop
Multi-country,
based in Malaysia
• Environmental impact assessment
workshop
Lebanon
Republic
of Congo
South Africa
• Thermal power plant efficiency
• Multi-country, based in Ethiopia and
Republic of Congo, Seminar on Electricity
Interconnections
• Demand-side management
• Renewable mini-grid assessment
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
• Grid-connected photovoltaic (sun)
system project
• Thermal power plant rehabilitation
• Improving rural education with
photovoltaic systems and distribution
of solar home systems
Southern Africa
Multi-country,
based in Syria
• Environmental management
• Environmental strategy
• Financing Electrification Dialogues
workshop
• Environmental impact assessment
workshop
Philippines
Tajikistan
Thailand
• Mini-hydro plant to protect a World
Heritage Site
• Emergency assistance
• Strengthening environmental institutions
• Strengthening environmental agencies
Tunisia
Multi-country,
based in Tunisia
• Wind power to purify water supplies
(ongoing)
• Environmental impact assessment
workshop
Multi-country,
based in Thailand
• Environmental impact assessment
workshop
• Rural electricity workshop
• Regional Financing Electrification
Dialogues workshop
West Africa
• Solar energy supply systems
in the W Park
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Eastern Europe
Oceania
Country
Description
Country
Description
Bulgaria
Georgia
Multi-country,
based in
Switzerland
for Eastern
Europe
• Energy efficiency in public buildings
• Inspection of the Inguri Dam
• Seminar on regulation, institutional
relations and tariffs
• Regional Financing Electrification
Dialogues workshop
Pacific Islands
countries, based
in Fiji, Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Palau
• Development of sustainable energy sites
with PPA
• Photovoltaic (solar) systems workshops
with PPA
• Demand-side management workshops
with PPA
• Grid-connected solar power installations
workshop with PPA
• Energy Efficiency Improvement
workshops with PPA
Multi-country,
based in Russia
• Regional workshop on Best Practices
for Large Hydropower Development
Tuvalu
• Grid-connected solar power installations
Latin America
Country
Description
Argentina
• Micro hydroelectric facility and a winddiesel
plant for isolated communities
in Patagonia desert.
Brazil
• Regional Workshop on Best Practices
for Large Hydropower Development
Chile
• Assessment of Chiloé wind energy
and electrification project
Multi-country,
based in Chile
• Regional Financing Electrification
Dialogues workshop—initial and followup
sessions
Ecuador
• Workshop on the Clean Development
Mechanism
• Substitution of diesel by wind power
in the Galapagos
• Solar PV generation and rational use
of energy
• Micro-Solar Distance
Learning Programme
Mexico
• Environmental assessment
of transmission line projects
Multi-country,
based in Mexico
• Environmental impact assessment
workshop
Multi-country,
based in Paraguay
• Environmental impact assessment
workshop
Uruguay
• Biogas micro-generation system
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Human Capacity
Building Initiatives
Transfer of knowledge
and expertise
Key Objectives:
• In line with our core mission to promote sustainable energy
development (SED) worldwide and share our members’ expertise
with counterparts in developing countries, we have implemented
some 50 human capacity-building (HCB) initiatives in key
SED fields.
Locations:
Western and Central Africa, Pacific Islands, Latin America, Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia.
Participants at the Dialogue on Financing Sustainable Rural Electrification in Western and Central Africa—October 2-3, 2012, Cotounou, Benin.
Dialogue on Financing
Sustainable Rural
Electrification in Western
and Central Africa
With the assistance and sponsorship of the Energy Facility of
the European Commission and the collaboration of the ER
Club (Association of African Rural Electrification Agencies),
this financing workshop was organized on October 2-3,
2012 with the objective to transfer business-oriented
expertise on the financing of sustainable rural electrification
and access to energy projects in Western and Central Africa.
Led by EDF and sponsored by American Electric
Power (AEP), this dialogue gathered key stakeholders
of the rural electrification sector in Western and Central
Africa, including regulators, energy ministries, power
utilities, rural electrification agencies and companies,
equipment suppliers, and local, regional and international
financial organizations. Hosted by the Government
of Benin, the workshop was a unique opportunity for
countries to exchange on their initiatives to promote
access to electricity, while adding a regional perspective.
The presence of financing organizations involved
in electrification projects also provided an excellent
opportunity to inform the participants on existing and
future funds available. Participants agreed that the dialogue
was helpful in understanding the different stakeholders
needs and concerns and set the proper environment for
project financing.
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Energy Efficiency
Improvement Workshops
with PPA
The latest series of workshops developed jointly Pacific
Power Association (PPA) focused on energy efficiency
improvement. Led by our member Kansai, the first
Energy Efficiency Improvement workshop was held in the
Republic of Fiji from June 11-15, 2012 and was attended
by 20 representatives from the Southern Pacific member
utilities. A second workshop was organized in Guam
from August 20-24, 2012 for 21 representatives from
the Northern Pacific utilities. Training in both workshops
concentrated on improving energy efficiency and demandside
management.
These workshops are part of a series of technical
courses developed in partnership with the PPA since 2005,
targeting engineers and managers from the PPA member
utilities. Well received in the region, these workshops are
helping develop local capacity and knowledge in aspects of
energy project development and implementation.
SECOND Dialogue
on Financing Low-Carbon
Electricity in Latin
America
In collaboration with the Economic Commission for Latin
America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Ibero-American
Association of Energy Regulators (ARIAE), we developed a
follow-up event to the high-level workshop organized in
August 2011 with the aim of deepening discussions on the
challenges and opportunities in the financing of low-carbon
electricity in the region, focusing on the role of appropriate
regulatory frameworks for investment.
Led by our member AEP, this dialogue involved, for the
first time, discussions between regulators, regional public
and private power company representatives and financial
institutions, creating a unique opportunity to share current
views and practices, helping companies and financial
institutions better recognize the regulation of low carbon
electricity in the region while helping regulators understand
how risk is evaluated. Attended by 44 representatives from
8 major countries in Latin America, participants agreed that
despite different realities, the balance is positive in favour
of more renewable energy in the region. ARIAE pledged to
present the conclusions from the Dialogue to its members
in order to begin working on concrete actions that can
improve regulation.
Dialogues like these that increase communication
between different players in the energy sector are extremely
helpful to identify, and subsequently eliminate, the barriers
to financing low-carbon electricity in the region. As part of
our commitments to SE4ALL, we are looking forward to
continue facilitating exchanges like these.
SECOND Regional
Workshop on the Best
Practices for Large
Hydropower Development
Our workshop entitled Large Hydropower: Creating
Benefits for Sustainable Development took place in
Samara, Russia from April 24-25, 2013. Led by our
member JSC RusHydro, this event followed our successful
First Regional Workshop on the Best Practices for Large
Hydropower Development, led on our behalf by Eletrobras
in 2011 in Tucuruí, Brazil.
The objective of this second workshop was to create
an increased awareness about the role and benefits of
sustainable large hydropower projects in mitigating climate
change, in ensuring security of supply, in enhancing social
and environmental mitigation measures, and in stimulating
local and regional development. Local and international
experts presented best practices in large hydropower
development, both in their targeted regions and across
the world, that had helped them ensure the protection
—and in some cases improvement—of the surrounding
environment, address mitigation measures that would
be acceptable to the population and the regulatory
framework, increase transparency and accountability visà-vis
local stakeholders, and promote sustainable local and
regional development. A highlight of the workshop, which
was attended by close to 50 participants from 7 countries,
was a technical visit of JSC RusHydro’s Zhigulevskaya
hydropower plant.
"I am confident that with the level of representation at this
Dialogue on Financing Sustainable Rural Electrification in
Western and Central Africa there will be an improvement
in the coming years to electricity access in our countries,
thanks to a sustained support from the technical and
financial partners that are present here."
Her Excellency Ms. Sofiatou Onifade Baba Moussa,
then Minister of Energy of Benin
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Argentina Patagonia Wind-Diesel
Hybrid and Micro-Hydro Projects
Technology:
Hybrid wind-diesel and microhydro
power
Key Objectives:
• Reduce CO 2
emissions by reducing diesel use and inefficiencies
• Provide power 24 hours, 7 days a week to end-use customers
• Promote local renewable energy sources for remote communities
Lead company:
Duke Energy
Location:
Neuquén Province,
Argentina
Governor Jorge Sapag of the Province of
Neuquén addresses the crowd at the Cochico
Micro-hydro Project groundbreaking ceremony—
December 6, 2012
Representatives of Duke Energy and GSEP, the Governor of Neuquén, the leaders
of the Chorriaca community, and the Director of EPEN, our local partners,
"break the ground" at the Chorriaca wind turbine site during the groundbreaking
ceremony—December 5, 2012
Located in the Province of Neuquén, in the northern region of Patagonia, Argentina, these projects aim at providing
sustainable sources of renewable energy to Cochico and Chorriaca, two remote communities in the area. Both
isolated from the national grid, they rely on diesel units that operate on a discontinuous basis for their electricity.
Cochico
Micro-Hydro Project
Concept
Designed to take advantage of the natural resource benefit
unique to the Coyuco valley where Cochico is located,
a 65 kW run-off-river micro-hydropower plant is being
built on the Alhueco Creek. Before 2010, electricity for
residential usage was inexistent. The current diesel
generator operates from 6 to 8 hours a day. With the new
micro-hydro plant, Cochico residents will have access to a
sustainable electric service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Implementation
Following successful community outreach initiatives last
year to present the project, the issuance of all environmental
permits and licences, as well as the successful creation of
a local non-profit foundation required to implement the
project, construction of the plant began in October 2012.
Attended by the Governor of Neuquén, leaders of the
region’s indigenous communities, representatives from
the GSEP and Duke Energy, and several families from
the beneficiary communities, an official groundbreaking
ceremony took place on December 5, 2012 in Cochico.
Commissioning took place in May 2013.
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Chorriaca
Wind-Diesel Hybrid Project
Concept
Located at the foot of a steep hill, Chorriaca benefits from
a constant wind. When demand for electricity in the community
as well as several environmental and technical
issues were taken into consideration, it was found that a
hybrid wind-diesel system—three 25 kW wind turbines and
a 120 kW diesel generator, complete with a hybrid generation
control system—would be the most appropriate technology
to provide a constant source of cleaner electricity
for Chorriaca.
Implementation
Community outreach activities were also conducted in
Chorriaca in 2012 to ensure the social acceptability of the
project. The local foundation created for the Cochico project
will also be responsible for implementation of the Chorriaca
wind park. The official groundbreaking ceremony was held
on December 6, 2012. Shortly afterward, contracts with the
supplier for the turnkey hybrid wind-diesel system were
signed, and construction began early 2013. The project’s
commissioning is scheduled for late June 2013.
Impact
of Both Projects
Capacity Building
Both of the GSEP’s Argentina-Patagonia projects feature
the transfer of knowledge and skills to the local community.
Ente Provincial de Energia del Neuquén (EPEN), the local
utility and distribution company and our local partner,
will be responsible for the operation and maintenance
of both systems. Led by experts of Duke Energy and
equipment suppliers, teams from EPEN will be trained
on both systems, gaining the necessary skills and knowhow
to ensure the sustainability of the projects in each
community. By the time both projects are commissioned,
a total of 16 operators will have been trained. Creating this
local pool of knowledge of local-based renewable energy
systems was an important objective of the projects, in
order to support and encourage replicability opportunities
for other similar projects in surrounding communities.
Sustainable Development
Footprint
Better access to a reliable source of cleaner energy will empower
the local communities of Cochico and Chorriaca to
improve their lives. The provision of this electricity will generate
opportunities that these communities currently lack,
making it central to their economic and sustainable development.
Local residents will be able to diversify their farming
and livestock economy and improve their quality of life. The
projects also promote regional economic activities by creating
jobs for the local population during the construction and
operation of the power plants, and include the possibility of
supporting other economic activities from available off-peak
energy, such as pumping water for irrigation. During the
community outreach activities, the local leaders pointed out
that they would consider developing their business activities
by introducing refrigeration facilities for meat conservation
and cheese fabrication with the new electricity.
Not only will these projects contribute to the communities’
social and economic development, they will also displace
a significant portion (average of 152 000 liters/year)
of the diesel currently used or projected to be used for
a 24/7 electricity service, thereby reducing CO 2
emissions
and leading to fossil fuel savings.
Furthermore, these projects will provide a pilot experience
for the development of renewable energy in isolated
communities on the basis of selected locally available technology.
The replicability potential of these projects is high.
In keeping with national and provincial interests to develop
renewable generation in general, and wind energy in particular,
such experiences could be repeated in a number of
similar towns within the province of Neuquén and others
in Argentina that are isolated from the main grid.
The strong support provided by the Ente Provincial de
Energia del Neuquén (EPEN), the local distribution company
and our local partner, and the Provincial Government of
Neuquén has proven invaluable for the development of the
projects.
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Nepal Energy for Education
Project
Technology:
Photovoltaic system
combined with a small solar
home systems program
Key Objectives:
• To demonstrate the potential of solar energy as a viable power
source for improving education in the region
• To use a photovoltaic system for lighting at two rural schools
and to launch a computer program
• To provide clean portable small solar home systems for students
and residents in Matela, significantly reducing the emission of
toxic gases from the current use of kerosene lamps
Lead company:
Duke Energy
Location:
Matela VDC,
Surkhet District, Nepal
Attendees receive hands-on training from PV experts during the technical training workshop
for the Nepal Energy for Education Project—December 13, 2012
Education is the key to unlocking the economic potential of communities, particularly in rural areas in developing
countries. The Energy for Education Project demonstrates the potential of solar energy as a viable power source
for improving education in the remote rural regions in Nepal.
Concept
Under this project, a combined 6.7 kW photovoltaic (PV)
systems were installed in two rural schools in the Matela
VDC of Surkhet District in western Nepal where electricity
is not available. The systems will be used to light the classrooms
and operate computers at both the Malika Uchha
Madhyamik Vidyalaya (Malika U Ma Vi) and the Rastriya
Madhyamik Vidyalaya (Rastriya Ma Vi) schools.
In addition to the PV systems, the project also proposes
a program to distribute portable small solar home
systems (SSHS) to students and residents of the village
to provide them with light in their homes. The provision
of clean SSHS to students will allow students to do their
homework at home after dusk without having to inhale
the toxic gases produced by the kerosene portable lamps
they currently have.
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In total, around 10.6 kW of clean solar energy will
be available to the residents of Matela from the installed
stand-alone PV systems and the SSHS program.
The cost of the project was approximately US $106,000,
which includes the purchase of computers, SSHS and PV
systems, the construction of the new computer room at
the Malika U Ma Vi School, as well as installation, among
other things. The Beautiful Nepal Association (BNA), a
local NGO, and the Malika U Ma Vi School’s Management
Committee set up an Operational Committee that will be
responsible for the operation and management of the
SSHS program. Each school will manage its PV system,
with technical support from BNA.
Implementation
The groundbreaking ceremony took place on December
16, 2012 at the Malika U Ma Vi School. Construction
of the building that houses the computers began in late
December, with the installation of the batteries and solar
panels following shortly after. Construction was completed
approximately three months later. Success of the
project is being ensured by close collaboration between
the BNA, the school’s Management Committee, and the
Alternative Energy Promotion Center from the Nepalese
government.
Sustainable Development
Footprint
To make the project financially sustainable, a small fee is
charged for the use of the SSHS—comparable to that paid
by residents for kerosene lamps—and for participation in
the computer program that will ensure the operation and
general maintenance of the project. Fees were calculated
based on the ability of the families and students participating
in the project to pay. They were determined jointly
with the local partners after a survey of the schools’ students
and families.
This project will serve as a pilot in Nepal, demonstrating
that solar energy can be used to improve education
in rural areas. The Nepalese government’s Alternative
Energy Promotion Center has indicated that they would
like to see this concept of "Energy for Education" replicated
in other regions in the country. Since the PV systems
technical workshop attracted an audience far beyond the
beneficiaries of the project, it is likely that there will be local
capacity in the region to support a replication strategy.
Lessons learned from the project will be shared with all
stakeholders, including the Nepalese government.
Capacity Building
With the support of its members Duke Energy and Kansai
Power Electric Company, GSEP led a technical training
workshop on stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) systems
from December 10-14, 2012 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
This workshop provided the technical training for the
future operation and maintenance (O&M) crew of the
PV systems. The workshop also enhanced local capacity
beyond this O&M crew by reaching out to current and
future implementers of solar PV technology in Nepal. A
total of 29 participants attended the workshop, including
staff from BNA, energy and environment officers from
15 different districts in Nepal in addition to the Surkhet
district where the project will be implemented, representatives
from the beneficiary schools, from Kathmandu
University, and from the Alternative Energy Promotion
Center.
A second workshop on the operation and maintenance
of the SSHS that are distributed to participating students
and residents of the Matela VDC was held to train
the local people responsible for repair and maintenance
of the SSHS and the PV systems at the schools.
This project proposal came from Mr. Niraj Subedi, a
2009 ESED Scholar. Mr. Subedi pursued his Master’s
studies in the field of Environmental and Energy Management
at Twente University. His master’s study thesis
was based on the Nepalese Energy Policy. Drawing on
the work done during the preparation of his thesis, he
proposed the Nepal Energy for Education project to
GSEP. Mr. Niraj Subedi helped develop the Feasibility
Study for the project. He is currently working as Project
Manager for KfW Development Bank.
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Dhiffushi Solar
Ice Project
Technology:
Photovoltaic (solar)
power
Key Objectives:
• Promote the use of local renewable energy sources
• Reduce CO 2
emissions by reducing fossil fuel consumption
India
Sri Lanka
Lead company:
Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc.
Location:
Kaafu Dhiffushi Island,
Republic of Maldives
GSEP meets government representatives and partners to discuss
the project during an October 2012 site visit.
The Dhiffushi Solar Ice Project features the installation of
a 40 kW grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system and
an ice-making machine on Kaafu Dhiffushi Island in the
Maldives.
Like many Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the
Maldives is reliant on imported fuel for its diesel power
generation system. Widely fluctuating oil prices, combined
with growing concerns about global warming, can have
a huge impact on the livelihood of the approximately
330,000 residents in the Maldives where 80% of the total
land mass is only a metre above sea level.
Not only will this project create a momentum for
the shift away from full reliance on diesel generation, it
will also enable the efficient use of solar energy for an
ice-making machine that will help the islands’ residents
preserve fish for sale, as fishing is the main economic
activity in Dhiffushi.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), under its Asia
Solar Energy Initiative (ASEI) initiative, plans to generate
around 3,000 megawatts of solar power in the region.
This project will serve as a pilot for the replication of
similar projects across other islands in the Maldives under
the ASEI.
To facilitate deployment of its replication and to
encourage the development of local capacity and knowhow,
we, along with ADB, will carry out a full training
program on PV system design, construction, operation and
maintenance for Maldivian engineers. The first workshop
was completed in April 2012, with a second final workshop
scheduled for summer 2013.
Construction is expected to begin once an amended
memorandum of understanding is signed between the
newly formed Ministry of Energy and Environment, the
State Electric Company Limited (STELCO), the GSEP and
ADB. Implementation will follow shortly after.
The Dhiffushi
Solar Ice Project will:
• Send a symbolic message about the importance of
global and concerted action for promotion of sustainable
energy development worldwide and the fight against
climate change.
• Provide momentum in the Maldives for a shift from full
reliance on diesel generation to a hybrid system with a
renewable energy.
• Promote the use of local renewable energy sources
and reduce CO 2
emissions by reducing fossil fuel
consumption.
• Transfer technological know-how about operation,
installation and monitoring of a complex grid-connected
PV system that will benefit the main economic activity of
Kaafu Dhiffushi Island.
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Uruguay Biogas
Micro‐Generation System
Project
Technology:
Biogas
Key Objectives:
• Reduce environmental impact of waste management
on water resources
• Use project as a pilot for replication in other areas with
similar socioeconomic contexts, increasing local incentives
to use renewable energies for the same purposes
• Demonstrate significant greenhouse gas emission reduction
through use of local renewable energy
Lead company:
Eletrobras
Location:
Colonia Delta,
San José, Uruguay
Experts meets with leaders of the Colonia Delta community to explain
the project.
Expert interviews residents from the Colonia Delta to complete
the feasibility study.
The Colonia Delta community, located in the west of the
Department of San José, Uruguay, has been chosen for the
installation of a biogas micro generation system. Manure
from its main cattle raising and dairy industry will be used
to produce heat and electricity through a biogas system.
The installed biogas system will produce a total of approximately
240 kW of electricity, giving the beneficiaries,
mainly small dairy farmers, the capacity to self-supply in
a sustainable way, as well as potentially sell the surplus
energy to the local distribution network. Energy from this
system will be used for electricity and heating by residents
in their households and businesses. Quality of life
for the residents of Colonia Delta will be further improved
through a reduction of the environmental impact of dairy
and cattle-raising activities by decreasing greenhouse gas
emissions by around 5,302 tons of CO 2
per year, while
simultaneously improving the condition of surface and
groundwater resources.
We will work together with the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and local actors such as
UTE (the public utility) in developing the project. This project
will be a model for replication in other regions and
countries with similar social and economic contexts. Implementation
of the project will begin shortly after completion
of the feasibility study in March 2013.
The Uruguay Biogas
Micro-Generation System will:
• Reduce environmental impact of waste management on
water resources and improve environmental awareness
• Provide a higher supply of sustainable electric energy to
the beneficiaries, giving them the capacity to self supply
and potential to increase incomes by selling excess
electricity back to the grid
• Create local capacity in the development, operation, and
maintenance of a biogas “chain”
• Use project as a pilot for replication in other areas with
similar socioeconomic contexts
• Demonstrate significant greenhouse gas emission
reduction through use of local renewable energy
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Highlighting
a Milestone
Celebrating our
Galapagos San Cristóbal
Island Wind Project
• Supplies approximately 32% of the island’s electric needs annually through wind
power.
• Registered under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (approximately
11,000 Certified and Verified Emission Reduction certificates worth approximately
US $110,000 for purchase on the international market).
• Financially stable and sustainable with annual revenue of approximately US $400,000
under a Power Purchase Agreement with ELECGALAPAGOS S.A., the local utility
company.
For more information: www.globalelectricity.org/galapagos
An important milestone was reached this year as our Galapagos San Cristóbal Island Wind
Project entered its sixth year of operations. Since its commissioning in 2007, we are glad to
report that the project has been operating sustainably, both environmentally and financially.
With three 800 kW wind turbines, our project was the first large-scale wind project in
Ecuador. An iconic symbol of the success of localized sustainable energy development, the
project has displaced a total of one third of diesel consumption on San Cristóbal.
We developed and constructed one of the world’s largest hybrid projects for which there
was no precedent in Ecuador. The fact that the project was developed in the fragile ecosystem
of the Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage site, raised the stakes even further. We were
committed to designing and constructing the project in strict compliance with environmental
laws and the recommended environmental safeguards. The results matched these high
performance expectations: since its commercial start-up in 2007, no petrels, an endangered
indigenous bird on the islands, have been injured because of the wind turbines.
The project’s impressive track record and success rest on sensible management and a
willingness by the local community and national government to try new, different approaches
to introducing renewable energy on San Cristóbal. The national government established new
policies to enable renewable power to be deployed and endorsed a new electricity price
tariff based on costs to generate power with the local wind resource. The training of the
project facilities’ operations and maintenance staff ensures the existence of highly qualified
professionals on the Galapagos Islands. Developing the technical and management skills of the
local population has increased their confidence in renewable energy projects.
Our partners are proud that the Galapagos San Cristóbal Island Wind Project has been a
national pioneer in the use of wind resources and served as a reference for the development
of similar projects both in the Galapagos Islands and on Ecuador’s mainland. Close collaboration
with our local partners, along with a strong design and a trustworthy team, have ensured the
project’s successful operations since 2007. This hand-in-hand approach allows us to mark this
important milestone in our mission to promote sustainable energy development. Our legacy,
as with this flagship Project, is that our partners are keenly interested in sharing and replicating
their success locally and globally. This is a testament to the positive impact of our mission.
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www.globalelectricity.org
For more information:
Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership
General Secretariat
505 de Maisonneuve blvd. W, Lobby
Montreal QC H3A 3C2
CANADA
Tel.: +1-514-392-8876
Fax: +1-514-392-8900
generalsecretariat@hydro.qc.ca
Q2 2013